The Portland daily press., 1887-04-02
FROM WASHINGTON.
Mr.. FairchiId Appointed Secretary of
the Treasury.
Ex-secretary Manning Very Sick In
England.
President Cleveland to Try Horse
back Riding for His Health.

WASHINGTON, April /.
President Cleveland to-day signed the
commission of Charles s. Fairehild as secre-
tary of the treasury. and Isaac H. Maynard
as assistant secretary of the treasury Mr..
Fairchild at once entered upon the discharge
OF his duties, he was sworn in at II o'clock
by notary public and took possession of
the office and desk formerly occupied by Mr..
Manning. Officers and many of the clerks
of the department waited upon him early and
extended their congratulations.
Fears for Ex-Secretary Manning.
"A cablegram received in Washington to-
gay from England states that ex-Secretary
Manning is seriously i'll in London. Mr..
Jordan has been with them ever since their
arrival and has not thought it best to leave
him even for day. DR.. Sewers of WASH
ington predicted that Mr.. Manning could not
stand the ocean voyage, and if he went he
would not return alive.
Plans for War Vessels.
At noon to-day plans were opened in the
office of the Secretary of the Navy for an ar
mored cruiser and powerful battle ship un-
der authority conferred by the act of August
3. 1886. Advertisements have been published
by the department in American and Europe
an newspapers since August last relating to
the submission of plans for these vessels.
Plans were submitted by the following firms
ny, of England two designs; Thomes Iron
Shipbuilding Company, Of England, two de-
signs and two half models; Bureau of Con-
struction Navy Department, two designs
and model; A. Grandjean, of France, design
for armoured cruiser; Lieutenant w. l.
CHANGERS, design for armored cruiser; Fran
els l.. Norton, of New York, design for ar
mored battle ship; Captain l.. n. Towne, Of
New York, design for cruiser; Naval Con-
structor COOK, design for armored cruiser.
The designs were submitted to the board ap-
pointed by Secretary Whitney to kmake the
selection of vessels the best adapted for the
American navy.
More Pensions Granted to Residents
of Maine.
Pensions have been granted to the follow
ing Maine people;
Charles A. Drisko increase. Columbia.
Joseph L. Tucker, increase, Grand Lake
Stream.
James G. Morang, increase, Togus.
Otis Wagner, increase, Saccarappa.
J0nn Il. Plague, restoration, West Great
Works.
Edwin Jackson, increase, Belfast.
John Green. reissue, Bangor.
Roger A Erskine, reissue Sprague's Mills
Samuel A. Myrick, reissue, Unity.
Equestrian Exercise for the Presi-
oCHts
The President, it is said. has yielded to
the advice of his friends and will take to
horsemanshlp as a means of exercise, and
will join Secretaries Bayard, Lamar, Whit
ney and Fairchild in some of their gallops
across the country. Secretary Bayard rides
a big bay horse, with banged tail, and every
fair afternoon he joins Secretary Fairchild
or George Bancroft, the venerable historian.
in canter through the Soldiers Home and
the adjacent roads. Secretary Whitney us
ually rides witha party of young people, and
none of them enjoy squirt more than he
does. Secretary Lamar directs his horse to
be saddled and at the Office every clear after
noon at half past four o'clock, from whence
he explores the surrounding country until it
is time to return home for dinner. Mrs.
Cleveland is said to be delighted with the
idea of her husband taking to horseback
riding, and she promises to join him in the
sport She has attended both of the recent
paper chases," and is ambitious to join
some of the gay riding parties which are
constantly being made up in society.
A Judge Appointed.
The President to-day appointed Martin V.
Montgomery, of Michigan, to be associate
justice of the Supreme Court of the District
of Columbia, to succeed Justice Macarthur,
retired.